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Ealing 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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In Table IV are indicated the total deaths from the various
diseases. Cancer, it will be seen, was responsible for 147 deaths,
giving a cancer death-rate of 1.49; heart disease caused 189 deaths,
giving a death-rate of 1.92; and bronchitis and pneumonia accounted
for 107 deaths, or a death-rate of 1.09.
Of the infectious diseases, measles caused four deaths, giving
a death-rate of 0.04 per thousand of population; whooping cough
caused four deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.04 per thousand of
population ; diphtheria seven deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.07;
influenza 9 deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.09 and tuberculosis 76
deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.77 per thousand of population.
There were no deaths from scarlet fever.
table iv . Causes of Death, 1928.
| Cause of Death. | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Smallpox | — | — | |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Influenza | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 37 | 25 | 62 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 49 | 98 | 147 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 17 | 29 | 46 |
| Heart Disease | 78 | 111 | 189 |
| arteriosclerosis | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| Bronchitis | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 29 | 18 | 47 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (Under 2 years) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | - | 6 | 6 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, | |||
| Premature Birth | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Suicide | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 81 | 117 | 198 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 463 | 571 | 1034 |